The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-18
THE STATE ENTHUSED
AND TlIE PEOPLE ALL COMING.

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|. The big Reunion Looms mp Larger tho Near
or 1t Drnws-preparntions in tho Last
st"ges-The Zig Tent, tho Fireworks,
u tho Parade and Trades Display.
J. Every day there are removed and in
Y creaslng signs Of sn.huSiasm over the sp
q preaching Big Reunion, which opens mex
Q Tneaday on the State Fair Grounds-tht
q Reunion Camp Of 'S7, The scene abou
the camp yesterday was an animated one
. The big tent was turned into a great car
t penter shop, where force Of men were
engaged in erecting the platform for the
Speakers, officers, distinguished guests
,, and the press, and the tiers OF seats for the
. grand chorus. This structure stands at
, one side Of the great tent. At each end
and the other side are smaller stands for
bands. The seats will be arranged in a
semi.clrcle about the main stand. They
will all be fiat on the ground, but tho
speakers will be so elevated as 10 enable
all to see and hear. n s.a7gffl-7J n
One other tent, square wall tent, has
besn erected, and to-day the hospital tent,
an oval canvass about the size OF the
average side-show, will be run up. Other
tents for use by tho committees will also
be erected. gII ~ -
There will be eight stand pipes for nat.
ural gas on the grounds. OF these two,
ohe at the main entrance and one at the
entrance to the tent, will have the double
revolving circles OF pipe with flashing
bazes. The grounds will DO light as day,
and the flags on the tent will show up
nicely In the gas light. i, >.'
| ARRANGING DETAILS. t.'
There was fully attended meeting OF
the Executive Committee last night. The
Finance Committee made very satsiac.
tory report. The funds now In hand are
almost equal to the expenditures. Ar
engagements were made for hacks for dis
tlngushed guests upon their arrival, and
ios the use OF the committees in charge
G! the two big parades Of Thursday and
Friday, and Tor horses ior use OF the aides
IN the proceasions The matter OF the route
ior the Trades Display procession is in the
hands OF that committee. The line of
march Tor q. A. R. day WAS discussed last
night, and the selection Of route WAS
hnal!y referred to General DuvGl and
committee OF three, consisting of Messrs.
sheib, Bsggs and Cowden, who are to re-.
port ct meeting Friday night.
1t was decided to have the fire works
display take place at the south end Of the
Fair Grounds, southeast OF the tent.
They will be shown from platform TWEEN.
ty ieet high, and some OF the set pieces,
lot instance the Restored Uuion" arch,
VIII be thirty,ive feet high, making the
height from the ground in all tifty.fve
ieet. Ihese, 1t has been definitely de-
clded,. will be shown on Friday night, as
GLORIOUS finale to the whole affair.
The Medical Director, DR.. r. W. Haz.
lett, Will have an efficient corps OF aides,
and hospital steward, aud every precau.
tlon Will be taken 10 render prompt and
skilllu! medical aid to any person on the
grounds 30 unfortunate as to need such
attention. 80 .El5'1's--.7-, II
The children's rehearsal yesterday was
largely attended, aud everything went OFT
nicely. The Committee on Music is very
much pleased with the cooperation it re.
cslves. 1t is desirable that a larger num-
per OF youth Of both sexes from Is years
oid upwards take part in the chorus, to
give volume and depth to the sound.
There was another well attended re-
hsareal OF the male chorus held at Ger
mania hall last evening. There was an
attendance OF over one hundred, and the
muaic was gone through spiritedly and
enthusiastically. "a = T,-s 337F
The German singing societies, the chill
dren's chorus aud the Opera House or.
chestfa will meet again for rehearsal at
Arion hall Friday night. At the same
Time turther general rehearsal will take
place. = Z. Al
TIE BIO GUNS.
Corporal Bill Johnson, of Battery D,
(Carlin's) who went to Morgantown after
TWO Of the State University guns to be used
mere Tor salute purposes, returned yeoter-
Day, and last evening the two guns and
their limbers came in over the Baltimore
& Ohio road. Horses will be procured
this morning and the cannon unloaded
from the cars and hauled over to Reunion
Camp. They will be stored in the big tent
TILL next week, when they will be parked
and m artillery camp established.
The detail from Battery D, engaged to
work the guns, is composed OF Corporal
Bill Johnson, in command; Jamea Nc.
Gully, Henry Stewart, Jake Honicker,
Harry Belleville, Adam Warneke, James
Lyons and William Frank. "a @5},
THESE seven men merely comprise
regular gun squad. Corporal johnson, as
the immensity Of the affair develops
Itself, is in hopes Of having another detail
told on so that the guns can be manned
IN regular army etyle. Tbs cannon!are
brass l2.pounders, with al inch bore,
aud require two and hall pounds Of
powder for charge. They are regular
howlers from away back, and when Ma.
tloDal salute iB fred will wake the echoes
far and wide.
A reporter met the Corporal last even
ing and asked him as to the truth OF the
report that the squad would camp on the
grounds beside the guns. a
He replied, "rhat's what We propose to .
do, Il We can get o tent we'll sleep in that,
and if not, why, then we'll spread the gun
tarpaullns and. sleep nader the wheels in
regular army style. All we really want ia
plenty Of dry straw to sleep on. We will
have guard mounted every night to look
after the suns."' ~
| JARe donlcRer Is one.armed veteran,
| who did good service in Battery D, and
had his arm shot off in one OF it's hottest
engagements. His position will be at the.
vent. He can use the thumb on his one
arm to stop the vent when loading as we'll
as he ever did. All OF the old boys OF
Battery D IRE Interested in those guns and
| will at one time or another take a hand
in the firing.
a3..ssy.S. THE TRADES DISPLAY.
The Trades Display Committee Is called
to meet again this evening at the office OF
lie chairman, Mr.. August Pollock. This
meeting will be one OF the most important
the committee has held, and 1t is the de-
sire Of Mr.. Pollack that every member. be
present. There will be several matters
pertaining to the parade that will demand
careful attention, and the committeeman
should all be present. 4 The Trades Dis.